Why not throw the diadem into the fiendfyre like what really happened? Why stab it with a tooth? Its like they went out of their way to challenge the book.
And that's a "radical change"?
Rowling's readers know her magic system work, and are used to get thrown new expositional tidbits about it right in the middle of the action - e.g. that fyendfire could also destroy horcruxes and Hermione knew this but it's barely controllable etc.
In a movie, when you've just spent precious screentime showing that the characters found out the basilisk tooth from movie 2 could destroy horcruxes, and you can just show the diadem being destroyed with the tooth as there's no plot reason for them not to have it anymore, you don't stop the action to introduce a completely extraneous bit of heavy going exposition. It would just be bad scriptwriting.
As for the duel, I haven't seen the movie yet but I understand Harry and Voldermort move elsewhere for their final fight. That's also explainable. The way Rowling wrote the scene from Harry's POV, she could make it about Harry and Voldemort even if it was in the middle of a crowd. If you render this on screen, it's much stronger visually if the two characters are really alone in the shots.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two
13/07/2011 11:17:42 PM
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I'm really, really looking forward to seeing this
14/07/2011 01:43:17 AM
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Thinking about the film I found only two things to complain about *major spoiler*
15/07/2011 03:17:29 PM
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Re: Thinking about the film I found only two things to complain about *major spoiler*
15/07/2011 04:35:07 PM
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Really??
15/07/2011 05:26:25 PM
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No. Dom needs to re-read me thinks. *NM*
15/07/2011 08:15:11 PM
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Re: No. Dom needs to re-read me thinks.
15/07/2011 08:32:44 PM
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Re: Thinking about the film I found only two things to complain about *major spoiler*
15/07/2011 08:19:47 PM
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I did not like the last 40 minutes or so of the film. I expected so much more from ... *SPOILERS*
16/07/2011 02:49:50 AM
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I didn't really like it at first so I went to see it again today and walked out very satisfied. *NM*
16/07/2011 09:37:22 AM
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It's a great movie but...
16/07/2011 04:31:21 PM
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Re: It's a great movie but...
16/07/2011 05:24:43 PM
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That change had to be made, just like Frodo/Gollum/Mount Doom.....
16/07/2011 05:51:39 PM
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You know, I kind of like that better than what happened in the book.
16/07/2011 10:27:47 PM
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Re: It's a great movie but...
16/07/2011 10:00:39 PM
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Very much enjoyed
19/07/2011 01:00:22 AM
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I certainly think you're in the majority, re: 7.1 being easily the best movie in the series. *NM*
20/07/2011 11:35:13 PM
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Predictably disappointing, sad to say.
20/07/2011 11:31:38 PM
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Never read any of the books, but
30/07/2011 09:35:03 PM
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The books are more coherent, more humourous, and more complex, to sum it up.
30/07/2011 11:00:29 PM
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What? Goblet of Fire was my favorite by far until Deathly Hallows 1 came out. *NM*
01/08/2011 07:05:00 PM
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Feel like taking a survey about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two.
03/08/2011 09:01:45 AM
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